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Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Leo Steck studied for the priesthood at Kenrick Seminary and was ordained a priest on June 8, 1924 for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
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He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City from 1948-1950. He was engaged in pastoral work as a priest and served as the director of the Catholic Rural Life Conference. On March 13, 1948 Pope Pius XII appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Ilium and Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City.
He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Joseph Ritter of Saint Louis on May 20, 1948.
The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Mark Carroll of Wichita and Auxiliary Bishop John Cody of Saint Steck established the Newman Center at the University of Utah. Bishop Steck had health problems and when he was in his native Missouri suffered a stroke.
He died at a Saint Louis hospital on June 19, 1950 at the age of 51.
